An adaptation of an invocation for Hephaestos used at a recent Pandemos devotional.
To Hephaestos we call,
Virgin-born god of fire,
Whom the Queen of Heaven kindled in her womb,
Unsewn by any man or god.
God of invention,
Like all inventions, you were spurned,
But at length, no god could bear to live without you.
Strange-looking and indispensable,
Fierce-shining son of Hera, be present with us.
Come Hephaestos
Come, O Fire
Come, O Invention
Come to us like burning inspiration and insight
Glorious God of smelted metal and glass
Tamer of electricity, which is like unto fire
Reverent are we who cradle your progeny in our pockets
Grateful are we, whose tables you have filled with plenty
Lame god, able beyond measure
Come to us, with your countless, brilliant gifts
God whom Love betrayed, come to us, for here you are beloved
The age has come, the adoration of the masses is yours
The throngs of your faithful sleep beside the doors of your temples
Your priests are sleepless with devotion to you, within your inner sanctum
Be present and inspire us with with your genius
Be present and give us your right arm’s strength
Reveal yourself yourself to us, as your holy name is called
Io Hephaestos!
It is absolutely *astonishing* the number of deities you write about with whom I resonate: Ariadne, who brought me here; Hermes, who rules the day of my birth; Hekate, who speaks for the Moon that rules my birth chart; and now Hephaestos, mythic symbol of a Sun in Capricorn. The synchronicity could almost choke a horse 😉
😀 Wow. That is pretty eerie. And also very awesome.
Oops. She’s annoyed I forgot. Then there’s Freya, mythic symbol of Venus in Capricorn.
And yup, pretty eerie and very awesome 🙂